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STAFF WRITER chirimujiris@dailynews.co.zw THE government has announced plans to collaborate with Starlink to enhance internet connectivity in key institutions such as health and educational facilities in the country. This was revealed yesterday during a courtesy call by Starlink executives to the minister of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Tatenda Mavetera, following the company’s launch in Zimbabwe…

Nyasha Kunyiswa SENIOR STAFF WRITER kunyiswan@dailoynews.co.zw RESIDENTS of Mbare’s Matererini Flats in Harare have endured more than two years of sleepless nights due to a bed bugs epidemic. As a result, some of the families there are being forced to sleep in temporary shelters in a bid to escape the blood sucking parasites. In response…

Stella Madzivanyika STAFF WRITER madzivanyikas@dailynews.co.zw YOUTH and women are key to spearheading transformation in the agricultural sector and should be recognised as critical driving forces behind innovation, resilience and sustainable production. Addressing delegates at the inaugural Raregold Agricultural Excellence Expo 2025 at the weekend, the permanent secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, said…

Takudzwa Dhambu STAFF WRITER dhambut@dailynews.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has ordered Zesa to suspend the mandatory electricity connection inspections it had planned to conduct on all households and commercial buildings. This comes as the power utility recently said they were embarking on national mandatory statutory inspections and re-inspections nationwide to ensure consumers’ safety…

LAW enforcement agents are stepping up their war on both reckless drivers and corrupt officers who turn a blind eye to the traffic mayhem being experienced on the country’s roads. This comes as Zimbabwe’s bad driving culture has now reached epidemic proportions, with even routine day-to-day trips in motor vehicles, especially in urban areas, increasingly…

By Brandon Josphat joshphatb@dailynews.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is determined to ensure that the current relative stability of the ZiG and prices of basic goods in the country endures. So says RBZ governor, John Mushayavanhu, who stressed yesterday that prudent measures would continue to be the guiding monetary policy framework of the central…

NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) says, contrary to popular opinion, they make one of the most competitive pension payouts in the region. Nssa deputy director marketing and public relations Tendai Mutseyekwa told delegates at the recently held CEO Africa Roundtable Wealth and Retirement Summit in Nyanga that Zimbabwe’s minimum monthly pension payout, which currently stands…

Brandon JosphatCHIEF WRITER AUTHORITIES are exploring the potential of utilising natural resources, including gas and nuclear energy to address the country’s ongoing electricity supply challenges. This comes after an independent oil and gas company Invictus Energy made a natural gas and condensate discovery at its Mukuyu-2 well at the Cabora Bass project, northern Zimbabwe recently….

Rutendo NgaraSENIOR STAFF WRITER THE Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Agriculture, Obert Jiri, says land degradation and limited access to finance is hampering the country’s agricultural productivity. Jiri sais this while addressing an expo which was organised by Raregold where farmers, input suppliers and other stakeholders in the agriculture value addition met at the…

BY BLESSINGS MASHAYA & BRANDON JOSPHAT PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is not losing any sleep over the “delusional threats” to impeach him by disgruntled war veteran Blessed Geza, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. Speaking to the Daily News On Sunday yesterday, Ziyambi was also emphatic that virtually all legislators in Parliament were behind Mnangagwa and…